Poliovirus biology

Structure. 1996 Jul 15;4(7):775-8. doi: 10.1016/s0969-2126(96)00084-6.

Abstract

Poliomyelitis has been largely controlled by the use of attenuated live vaccine strains. The molecular basis of attenuation is beginning to be understood, but the interactions between the virus and its human host remain mysterious.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Poliovirus / genetics
  • Poliovirus / immunology
  • Poliovirus / physiology*
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / genetics
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / immunology

Substances

  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated